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Please, help. I'll be using a Draper recip saw for the very first time. Should the shoe always be against the workpiece? For example, if I clamp a rebar in a vice should the shoe be against the rebar or the vice?

Thanks Aahz. You have explained all I wanted to know ...

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Can a vehicle be driven unto a raised 4-post lift? Alternatively, are there service versions of pit parking lifts?

A two-post is inherently unsafe (cantilever design, floor dependence) and the accidents are catastrophic ...

I have noticed that there are four bolt holes at the back of the column. The column width is 11.5". Is the distance between bolts not too small for the reaction cones of the anchors? I am thinking about purchasing an Universalift and researching it ...

The lift must be able to move as the load is changing along its height. I thought of using steel cables, tensioned to allow an inch of movement ...

Our weather is usually 40+ degrees Celsius in the dries and same for many days in the wet season. Plenty of heating, cooling, wet, and drying. I expected the rebar and aggregates (I used 1/2" granite) should help with creeping. But is the main reason I want to use two instead of one anchor in...

I am still obsessed with the use of two anchors. Should the drilled hole be made right through the slab in case I should want to punch out the anchors? Is there room for innovation in this field? Whilst American manufacturers recommend 4" slabs, reputable European manufacturers recommend 8"...

... 8" ...

Does it make sense to use, instead of the 4" drop-in anchors supplied by the manufacturer, two "double-ended" anchors? I am not sure about the integrity of my flooring. Is a thicker slab and longer anchors (or more than one double ended anchors) better than the shorter ones supplied for 2-post...

When I went solo in our flying school years ago, the instructors used to say "there are a lot of old pilots, a lot of bold pilots but no old, bold pilots". Applies to mechanics also? Is there anything more the forum could have done to stop Richard from using that lift? Macabre indeed ...

How grave are the risks of moving a car mounted on a single-post lift? consider 2' or 3' height ...

Are there any improvements on these maxjax's or have better "portables" evolved? I should like to use for lifting the car (afraid or uneven lifting) and for using one post as support jack (for larger "clear under" work-space). Won't be happy about bleeding each time the lift is re-installed ...